By Matthew Parry
Parry@newsroom.byu.edu
The Orem Police Department captured the last suspect in the March 20 kidnapping of a 19-year-old Provo man on Thursday, April 6.
The Orem Police Department received a call from a witness who had possibly seen Richard Garison Callaway, 23, driving a dark blue 1999 Chevy extended-cab truck on N. State Street, said Lt. Doug Edwards of the Orem Police.
After the call, Orem Police Officer Yolanda Stewart immediately spotted the vehicle turn west on 400 North from State Street, Edwards said.
Lt. Phil Murphy drove an unmarked police car and followed the truck to a trailer court located at 222 N. 1200 West, Edwards said.
A marked police car arrived on the scene and made a traffic stop for the truck as it passed through the trailer court, Edwards said.
Callaway jumped out of the truck, but officers confronted him with weapons drawn and ordered him to the ground. Callaway complied with the order, Edwards said.
The police discovered the truck had been stolen out of South Jordan, Edwards said.
Officers found a Glock handgun with a loaded clip on the back seat of the truck.
'We don't yet know whether the gun is stolen or not, but since Callaway is a restricted person on probation, his possession of the gun would be a second-degree felony,' Edwards said.
Callaway was also found in possession of methamphetamine, Edwards said.
Callaway has since been handed over to the Provo Police Department, and charges have been referred to the Utah County Attorney's Office, Edwards said.
Meanwhile, the other three men possibly involved in the kidnapping will appear before 4th District Judge Lynn W. Davis on Monday at 10 a.m. for a waiver hearing to determine if there is enough evidence to hold a trial.
Utah County residents, Scott Martinez, Shane Samaniego and Aaron Sanford, were charged of one count of aggravated kidnapping, according to court records.
'The three are in jail for the kidnapping, but they are also there for other reasons,' Broberg said.
Broberg said the suspects are also in jail for probation violations and due to warrants for their arrest. If convicted for kidnapping, the three could be imprisoned from five years to life, along with a $5,000 fine, said 4th District Judge Donald L. Eyre Jr. during the first felony hearing on March 30.
Eyre ruled the three suspects would need $100,000 in cash to make bail on March 24, said Judge Eyre's clerk, Leilani, who refused to give her last name.
Assailants kidnapped a 19-year-old male in the southwest part of Provo the morning of March 20.
The assailants jammed the victim into the trunk of a car with his wrists, ankles and mouth wrapped in duct tape, said Detective Mark Broberg of the Provo Police.
After driving for a few hours, the victim was released that same day with minor injuries, Broberg said.